PIPPIN went his way, planning his expedition as he went. He would start that evening, in the cool. Pay up at his joint, and he might leave Nipper there, mebbe. Decent folks, and he could travel quicker-No! he would take Nipper along, and give 'em a good sharpenin' up all round over there. The Warden's boys-they'd be glad to see him, he expected. A